Real Scientists, Real Faith, edited by R.J. Berry

17 leading scientists reveal the harmony between their science and their faith

Monarch Books, May 2009, paperback - 288 pages, £8.99, ISBN 9781854248848

The science/faith debate rages on. Yet many leading scientists have an active Christian faith. Here 17 scientists, all esteemed by their peers, tackle two questions: what difference their faith makes to their scientific practice; and, what difference their science makes to their understanding of their faith. Each makes a simple declaration that, despite working within an environment that frequently overtly or covertly opposes Christian thinking, their religious faith complements, rather than contradicts, their career in science.

Contributors include: Dr Simon Stuart, Senior Species Scientist for the Conservation International Center for Applied Biodiversity Science and member of A Rocha International's Council of Reference; Francis Collins, Director, Human Genome Project; Joan Centrella, Chief of the Gravitational Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA; Bob White, Professor of Geophysics, University of Cambridge; Alister McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology, University of Oxford, and molecular biologist; and, Wilson Poon, Professor of Physics, University of Edinburgh.

R.J. (Sam) Berry is Professor Emeritus of Genetics at University College, London. He is a former President of the Linnean Society, the British Ecological Society, the European Ecological Federation, the Mammal Society, and Christians in Science. He served for 20 years as a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, and in 1996 received the UK Templeton Award and serves on the Council of Reference of A Rocha International..